2011 Staff Awards Predictions

Many PN staff members are picking Roy Halladay to win the Cy Young again.

Here are the Phillies Nation staff awards predictions for the 2011 season. Please feel free to leave your own thoughts in the comments section below. Obviously, there are no wrong answers.

The hot name for Cy Young is, of course, Roy Halladay. In the AL, Jon Lester is grabbing some attention. Adrian Gonzalez is a favorite for AL MVP now that he’s part of that ridiculous lineup in Boston. Ron Roenicke and Fredi Gonzalez are battling it out for Manager of the Year in the NL.

There are several different rookies garnering votes from the PN staff, as well as for Hitter to Watch in both leagues and Pitcher to Watch in each circuit.

Manny you stole my thunder a little bit with Ryan Howard I am pretty much a national league guy so I will not venture into the AL living in Red Sox and Yankee country here in Vermont I pretty much hate the AL
MVP Ryan Howard
Cy Young Cliff Lee
ROY Freeman
Manger Cholly, I know he will get no love with the rotation on his side, but I think if they win over 100 games I think it might be a five year award for the old guy.
Am I a homer probably
Only 3 days left until opening day

Yup. People forget that he was No.5 in MVP voting last season, despite the ankle issue and the big drop in power. If he hits 40+ dingers again, as many websites/blogs/reporters are predicting, he’ll be among the Top 2 or 3 again in MVP votes. (Though I gotta say that Pujols in his last contract year is scary…)

Thoughts on Manny Ramirez? I heard he’s raking in Spring Training (which I’ll say that for a guy like him is somewhat important –to prove that he still has “it”) and he’ll be in the middle of that Rays lineup… (Got him on the next-to-last round of my fantasy draft!)

I was going to mention Manny Ramirez…. In the 30 Clubs in 30 Days for the Rays, he seemed to be in pretty phenomenal shape and his attitude seemed to have that same chip as he had when sent to the Dodgers.

ManRam’s performance depends on how many ABs he gets and how happy he is in Tampa. If he’s happy and playing at least every other day, his batting line could easily *start* at .290/.380/.500 and could go even higher closer to his career norms. If he’s not playing the field he won’t get hurt and can easily continue to produce.

As for Panda, I think he’s due for a big rebound since he’s slimmed down and has hit really well in ST

Corey, I think your dead on with your predictions. Love Braun, Freeman, Hellickson, Morrow, Marcum, Jaso and Stanton. I think Agonz and Doc are as close as you can get to being sure things in their respective categories. Any chance that one of the other big 4 steals votes from Halladay and a non-phillie getting(i.e Wainwright and Carpenter 2 years ago, when Lincecum won?)
Also Paul, I’m a huge braves fan and I even think your ballsy for picking Heyward as the NL MVP. I love the kid and think he’ll do nothing short of improving on a fantastic rookie campaign, but hes 21 or 22, and i don’t quite think he’s on the level of guys like Pujols, Braun, Tulo, or Cargo.
I do however love both Brett Anderson and Josh Johnson…..if they can stay healthy for a full season. If that does happen I think JJ will be Doc’s biggest competition for NL Cy. Anderson will surely get one in his career, I just think Lester’s going to get far more run support this year. Put BA on that red sox team and I’d be tempted to take him too. Good read though guys. I’ll be sure to save this and take another look in November.

I’m not the “I told ya so” type, but Manny is playing for his baseball life and its doesn’t surprise me at all that he’s in phenomenal shape and that he’s “raking”. The prosepect of losing the only thing you were ever good at can be a pretty powerful motivator. That said, The Phillies should have signed him. He can still play left as good as Raul – he just looks worse doing it. My stats for Manny: 35/110/.326. Paul – Love the Jason Heyward call. He’s gonna be a monster someday. P.S. Is Billy Wagner “officially” anyone’s property?